Greg Scheu
ABB
President, Americas Region
Greg Scheu is President of the Americas region for ABB and Managing Director for the United States. Scheu first joined ABB in 2001 and has held a variety of management positions within the company. Prior to his current roles, he served as Head of Marketing and Customer Solutions, joining the Group Executive Committee in 2012. In 2011, Scheu was appointed North America Region Division Manager for Discrete Automation and Motion, where he oversaw the integration of Baldor Electric Company. A year later, he oversaw the acquisition of Thomas & Betts, serving as Global Integration Manager. Together, these two acquisitions more than doubled ABB’s size in North America. Scheu also served as the North America Region Division Manager for Power Products from 2008 through 2011, and Region Division Manager for Automation Products from 2002 through 2008. Scheu began his career at ABB as Head of Global eBusiness in 2001. Scheu began his career in 1983 when he joined Westinghouse Electric in sales and product management. In 1986, he joined Allen-Bradley, now Rockwell Automation, where he held positions in sales management and operations, eventually becoming head of global channel sales at the company’s global headquarters in Milwaukee. In 2000, Scheu was named President and CEO of Source Alliance, which ABB acquired in 2001. Scheu sits on the Board of Governors of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), the Board of the National Association of Manufacturers, and is also a member of the Business Roundtable in the United States. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware.